**~~>>Second Annual Cinco de Mayo Turkey Hatchathon<<~~**all poultry welcome!

[HEChicken]

The way I figure, if you are going to turn on the incubator, it costs just as much in electricity to incubate 16 as it does 28 right?

Actually, I figure it costs LESS in electricity the more eggs you have. Once the eggs are all up to temperature, they work as a heat sink, so the heater doesn't have to work as hard to keep them all up to temp than if you only had one egg in there. So using THAT logic, your incubator will run much more efficiently if it is full ALL the time

(don't listen to those who point out the extra mouths to feed after they hatch

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So out of the 318 eggs it looks like I have around 275 chicks.

Thank you. I showed your post to DH who sighs and shakes his head when he sees my two small incubators running, wondering what we're going to do with that many birds. I had him read your post so I could say "See Honey, it could be worse....."

 

[yinepu]

Wolfie, don't listen. Snap traps don't work. Trust me.

 

[yinepu]

So out of the 318 eggs it looks like I have around 275 chicks. I sold 28 yesterday and have someone getting 30 today and another person getting 75 today too. That still leaves a lot of chicks. Hopefully they sell quick. As for vent plugs from what I have read it is good to keep them in the first week because the eggs like the gasses they put out the first week and then you need to open them a little as they put out gasses.

no idea who told you that.. but people have been hatching out eggs for hundreds of years in well vented "bators" from day 1 and getting very high hatch rates

leaving the plugs in is just a recipe for disaster if you happen to forget to remove them

 

[karimw]

So I really tanked on the turkeys

All but 2 of mine pulled last night, most just clear. I knew those boys were slacking. I blame it on the slow spring. One of the B Reds quit, but I have 1 left and the 4 Sweets left. So 7 out of 36 still in. They should be well tutored if they make it, still have 11 of 12 Iowa Blues.

Also have 23 of 25 developing for mothers day. 1 clear, dropped one (oops)
And set 36 for a customer.

 

[yinepu]

I can send you as many ducks as you want if you pay shipping.

My plugs have all gotten lost so obviously they are always out.

I would forget to set the traps.

i'm still fighting the urge to order eggs from you.. duckies and quail...

 

[debs_flock]

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OMG!!! Read my horrific vent problem on here. Don't use them. I tossed mine when I bought the LGs and now if I never forget again to reopen the ones on the Sportsman again, I think I'm good.

tape them open.. or maybe glue a mouse trap next to them so it will snap your fingers if you ever decide to try to close the vents again....

 

[SilkieSensation]

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My plugs have all gotten lost so obviously they are always out.

I would forget to set the traps.

i'm still fighting the urge to order eggs from you.. duckies and quail...

Stop fighting & just order already.

I just put up an auction with a BIN option https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/774256/24-hour-auction-w-bin-option-pekin-duck-indian-runner-duck Ignore the 1 on Just In Time. I have had people trying to start trouble for me recently. If you have any questions about my birds or eggs you are welcome to PM me. I didn't put the quail on the auction, but I have 24+ available if you want those too.

 

[ThaiDye]

I had 1 girl creme legbar hatch around 9 least night. Took my Neice to the beach to watch the grunion run & returned to 4 chicks! Both cl (1 boy, 1 girl), 1 bcm, & 1 glb. Now this morning, there are 7! 2 ee's and another glb

 

[JD4570]

I hear peeping! No external pips yet, still waiting! An update and correction on some of the eggs. The ones I thought were Old English games, well last night I found out they're not. Babbfel told me, with a good bit of giggling, that they're silkies. I've been egg bombed with froo-froo chickens!

 

[Wax Myrtle]

[COLOR=008000]I hear peeping! No external pips yet, still waiting! An update and correction on some of the eggs. The ones I thought were Old English games, well last night I found out they're not. Babbfel told me, with a good bit of giggling, that they're silkies. I've been egg bombed with froo-froo chickens![/COLOR]